Intellectuals & scholars call for continuity of policies for progress

• June 4, 2022

Former Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs and intellectual Mian Khursheed Mahmood Kasuri has said that Pakistan is in dire need of a professional Planning Commission like the one we had in the 1960s and 1970s and a long-term strategy to address the prevailing economic, social and political crises. He said there was a time when developing countries that have become developed now envied our Planning Commission and sought to establish similar institutions to turbo-charge their economic development. read more...

Concerned at return of the accused in Model Town case to power: PAT

• May 28, 2022

PAT Secretary General Khurram Nawaz Gandapur has said that dispensation of justice for the oppressed of Model Town tragedy and punishment to the killers is the responsibility of the judiciary. He said it is a matter of great concern that those involved in the tragedy have come to power. He said if the masterminds, and handlers evade justice, the weaker segments of society will lose their trust in the system of justice. He said that we have filed an appeal against the acquittal of Capt (r ) Usman. read more...

PAT's foundation-day ceremonies held across the country

• May 25, 2022

The 33rd foundation day of Pakistan Awami Tehreek was celebrated across the country. The ceremonies were held in Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad, Multan and other districts. The cake was cut and a special Dua was made for the safety, security and progress of the country. Addressing the central foundation-day ceremony, PAT President Qazi Zahid Hussain said that when the sanctity of privacy is breached, it undermines the confidence in democracy. read more...

Justice still awaited despite the passage of 7 years: Khurram Nawaz Gandapur

• May 15, 2022

PAT Secretary General Khurram Nawaz Gandapur has said that the only legal demand for the impartial investigation into the Model Town tragedy has not been met in the last seven years and the oppressed continue to look for justice even today. He said that the families of the martyrs of Model Town tragedy have become a shuttlecock between the Supreme Court in Islamabad and Lahore High Court in Lahore for fair and neutral investigation. read more...

Workers Convention held under PAT in Abbottabad

• March 29, 2022

Addressing a workers convention in Abbottabad, PAT Secretary General Khurram Nawaz Gandapur has said that Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) should stay away from the PMLN. He asked PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari not to provide it with politicaloxygen and space to return to power, stating that they are involved in Model Town killings. He likened the N League to a snake and said that whenever they get a chance, they would bite the hand they fed them. read more...

Sufficient evidence available to prove involvement of Capt. (r) Usman in Model Town case

• March 22, 2022

After the hearing of private complaint in the Model Town case in the anti-terrorism court, Naeem-ud-Din Chaudhry Advocate, who is legal spokesperson for PAT, spoke to the media and briefed it about the proceedings. He said that one principal accused Capt. (r ) Usman, who is Commissioner Lahore these days, had petitioned the court for acquittal in the case. He said that the lawyers representing both the sides completed their arguments. read more...

Corrupt politicians biggest hurdle in the way of achieving national objectives: Khurram Nawaz Gandapur

• March 23, 2022

PAT Secretary General Khurram Nawaz Gandapur has said that the corrupt office-holders of the political parties are the biggest hurdle in the way of achieving the national objectives for which Pakistan was established. He termed the sale and purchase of votes and the switching of loyalty as the biggest political evil. He said that the sale of conscience is taking place before all the constitutional institutions but they remain unmoved. read more...

Kamra: PAT holds Paigham-e-Pakistan Conference

• March 12, 2022

PAT Secretary General Khurram Nawaz Gandapur, while addressing a Paigham-e-Pakistan Conference in Kamra, has said that Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri is a credible and courageous voice for the promotion of knowledge, peace and unity within various schools of Islamic thought in Pakistan as well as the entire world. He said that no other party or organisation has educated, patriotic, and committed workers as PAT and MQI have. read more...

A system without effective LG institutions is no democracy: Khurram Nawaz Gandapur

• March 11, 2022

Addressing a local government workers convention held in Layyah, PAT Secretary General Khurram Nawaz Gandapur has said that the current system is the enemy of prosperity and national security. He said that the system has nurtured the mafias. Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri had warned that the system was so thoroughly corrupt that even the well-meaning people would not be able to make any difference. He said the time has come to get rid of this rotten and outdated system. read more...

Rally under PAT Lahore shows solidarity with Kashmiris

• February 5, 2022

Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) Lahore took out a rally from Aiwan-e-Iqbal to the Lahore Press Club to express solidarity with the Kashmiri brothers and sisters. The participants of the rally were carrying the national flags, placards, banners and charts on which the slogans condemning India for its brutality and showing support and solidarity with Kashmiris were written. The rally was jointly led by PAT Lahore President Dr Sultan Mahmood Chaudhry and General Secretary PAT Lahore Gulzar Hussain Shah. read more...